Bison, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, won in the company driver division. Paramount, based in Jeffersonville, Ohio, won in the owner-operator division.
The program is sponsored by Bose Ride and Marsh, an insurance broker. The awards were announced at TCA’s annual meeting near Dallas.
The awards criteria included total compensation package (base pay, bonuses vacation), health benefits, pension plans, advancement opportunities, professional development opportunities, driver turnover rate and the fleet’s safety record.
The nomination process began with company drivers and owner-operators nominating carriers with 10 or more trucks. Drivers for the carriers also were surveyed, and CarriersEdge interviewed representatives from the carriers and scored them.
Among the 20 finalists that were recently announced, the smallest has 25 drivers and the largest has more than 8,500.
The other finalists were:
